Printing-enhanced casting cores
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsWayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to treating a substrate, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and depositing a media onto the treated substrate to generate a casting core. Embodiments include a fixture, a substrate located on the fixture, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and a delivery head that deposits media onto the substrate to generate a casting core. Aspects are directed to a core configured for casting a component, the core comprising: a substrate that includes at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and media deposited on the substrate, the media having a dimension within a range of between 0.5 and 500 micrometers.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- treating a substrate, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material;
- and
- depositing a media onto the treated substrate to generate a casting core.
A system comprising:
- a fixture;
- a substrate located on the fixture, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material;
- and
- a delivery head that deposits media onto the substrate to generate a casting core.
A core configured for casting a component, the core comprising:
- a substrate that includes at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material;
- and
- media deposited on the substrate, the media having a dimension within a range of between 0.5 and 500 micrometers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.